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Meeting of local police students in the Balearics takes place on Formentera
On Monday, representatives of Escola Balear d'Administration Pública, Jaime Tovar among them, met on the island with members of 40th class of local police in the Balearic Islands and CiF law enforcement leaders such as Bartomeu Escandell. Participants must successfully complete the course to confirm their position on the force. The goal of the gathering was to review the educational programme for the four students, three of w...
Launch of Formentera Fotogràfica's opening expo
This Saturday brings the opening of Backway: d'Àfrica a Europa, per la porta del darrera, a show by the group Ruido Photo that is aimed at unpicking the whys and wherefores of migration and calling attention to human rights violations. The gathering is scheduled for Constitució square in Sant Francesc (next to the church) and is part of the seventh Formentera Fotogràfica, an event which will go from April 27 to May 1. ...
After rain check, 'De far a far' walk-run rescheduled for Sunday May 5
The Formentera Council's office of sport reports that the De far a far walk-run is happening Sunday May 5. Rough weather on Sunday April 21 forced organisers to postpone the event, which turns six this year and is put on by the àrea de l'Esport and Grup Esportiu Espalmador. All those interested can sign up on the elitechip.net website for €20 (race participants) or €15 (walkers). Refunds can be requested on the site for those...
Formentera marks return to repurposing posidonia seagrass
The Formentera Council's office of environment is offering local farmers Posidonia oceanica seagrass from island beaches to encourage traditional applications like reusing it as a fertiliser for crops, bedding for animals and ceiling isolation in country homes. Islanders keen to benefit from the programme should contact the environment office—l'àrea de Medi Ambient—in person, by phone (971.32.12.10) or via email (mediambient@c...
At London Marathon expo, Formentera touts credentials as sports destination
From today, Wednesday April 24, to Saturday, representatives of the Formentera Council's office of tourism will be at the Excel centre (already familiar to attendees of November's World Travel Market) to promote the island at the London Marathon expo. The expo will wind down just in time for the London Marathon to play out on the streets of the UK capital. Head of local tourism Carlos Bernús described it as “a red-letter even...
Formentera clears the way for new rules on for-profit holiday rentals
The Formentera Council convened its full assembly today for a one-off session that brought approval for an assortment of tourism regulation statutes which, in the words of land and tourism councillor Alejandra Ferrer, “will get the ball rolling on registration so we can see single- and multi-family homes cleared as holiday rentals as early as this summer”. The first measure—backed by Gent per Formentera and the Socialists and...
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